DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL NUTRITION AND DIETETICS

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics has been ventured with the motto of empowering our students to be the influential leaders in the industry of Nutrition and Dietetics. Clinical Nutrition and Dieteticsis a burgeoning field with full of possibilities and one that is expected to see a remarkable bloom over the next decade. The motive of our program includes not only preparing students to earn the academic credential, but to also pursue, to function in society as a professional upon which practitioner competence can be built. Our program provides the academic preparation to support continued proficient growth to meet personal, professional, community and worldwide evolving healthcare need and is committed to improving and advancing the profession of nutrition and dietetics through research, education and advocacy. The departmentprides itself on diversity, offering opportunities to individuals with various cultures, educational backgrounds, ethnicities, geographic locations, races, and more.

Our faculties are an amalgam of Researchers, Dietician/Nutritionists, here for the purpose of teaching. Their experience, expertise and passion are both essential and invaluable in preparing students to become the next generation of health care professionals in the ever-expanding field of nutrition.

VISION

To impart a solid understanding of standards of nutrition and dietetics practice and develop essential leadership skills to play a pivotal role to promote nutrition and healthy lifestyle choices in our society and beyond.

MISSION

To develop experts in nutrition practice from a wide range of perspectives within the health system, from disease prevention to palliation.

To generate a team of well-equipped clinical nutrition practitioners to help the community in maintenance of optimal health and well-being.

To expose studentsto research and practice in the field of nutrition by developing newer food formulas in the prevention and treatment of lifestyle diseases.